Past exhibitions | Honolulu Museum of Art To the cookie settings To the main content To the footer Past exhibitions Eye on the Weather: Atmospheric Metaphor in American Works on Paper Eye on the Weather focuses on American artists from the late 19th and early 20th century and their treatment of weather, as subject, in prints. Past exhibition Enduring Impressions: Contemporary Woodblock Prints This exhibition, presented in collaboration with the Portland Japanese Garden in Oregon, explores how select contemporary artists throughout the world are incorporating the techniques of traditional Japanese woodblock printmaking (mokuhanga) into their practices today. Past exhibition Beyond Onchi: Works by Creative Print (Sōsaku Hanga) Artists August 22–November 30, 2025  Gallery 21 Past exhibition Mary Cassatt at Work The only American to be a member of the French Impressionists, Mary Cassatt committed herself to a career as a professional artist in a male-dominated art world of the late 19th century. Past exhibition A Woman's Perspective: Prints by Ikeda Shōen Ikeda Shōen (1886–1917; formerly known as Sakakibara Yuriko) was one of the first female artists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries to be recognized for her contributions to the fields of Japanese painting (Nihonga) and traditional printmaking. Past exhibition Franco Salmoiraghi: Photographs of Hawai‘i from the 70s, 80s, and 90s One of Hawaiʻi’s most respected photographers, Franco Salmoiraghi’s work is reflective of his affection for Hawaiʻi and of his powerful connection to the islands and its people. Past exhibition Artist as Subject: Photographic Portraits from the Collection Explore the relationship between the artist as maker and the artist as subject in this intimate exhibition of eleven photographs from HoMA’s works on paper collection. Whether appearing in front of the camera or behind the lens, the artist-photographer determines which aspects of themselves to reveal and which to conceal. Past exhibition Matsuri! Artists have long found inspiration in the legends and pageantry surrounding these festivals. On view in Matsuri! are screens, woodblock prints, and hanging scrolls, by artists such as Utagawa Kuniyoshi and Shibata Zeshin, that reveal surprisingly different approaches to a single subject. Past exhibition Amidst the Shadows: Landscapes by Kiyochika The landscape prints of Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915) reflect the dramatic changes in Japan’s technology and pictorial aesthetics in the years after 1854, when Commodore Matthew Perry of the US Navy forcefully opened the country’s ports to international trade. Past exhibition Piranesi’s Prisons of the Mind Let your mind wander and lose yourself in Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s extraordinary 18th-century prints from his series Carceri d’invenzione (Imaginary Prisons). Past exhibition Drawn from the Street: The Politics of Poverty in Postwar Manga This exhibition features this milestone graphic narrative, accompanied by reproductions of street photography by Moriyama Daidō and Tōmatsu Shōmei, highlighting the problems of urbanization and socioeconomic disparity in Japan during the Allied Occupation—a story that was largely overshadowed in the media by what is known as the “economic miracle.” Past exhibition Tough Guys: Warrior Prints by Kuniyoshi This selection of works by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861) reflect a major theme of Japanese woodblock prints throughout the Edo period (1615–1868)—the revival of classical art and literature. Past exhibition Allyn Bromley: At the Edge of Forever At the Edge of Forever features mixed-media print-based works created over the past eight years by artist Allyn Bromley (b. San Francisco, 1928). A resident of Hawai‘i since 1952, Bromley has influenced generations of artists through her exhibitions, mentorship, and teaching. Past exhibition Satoru Abe: Reaching for the Sun For seven decades, Hawai‘i’s most recognized artist has delved deeply into recurring themes, motifs, and processes. Residents have grown up with his many public sculptures found throughout the islands. Satoru Abe: Reaching for the Sun, the artist’s first museum retrospective in 25 years and the first organized by the Honolulu Museum of Art, reveals how his work has evolved, through more than 80 paintings, sculptures, and works on paper. Past exhibition Home of the Tigers: McKinley High and Modern Art The exhibition Home of the Tigers: McKinley High and Modern Art  explores the impact of a single high school on visual art in Hawaiʻi. Past exhibition Kenyatta Kelechi: Laulima Hawaiʻi-based artist Kenyatta Kelechi (b. 1990) uses the 19th-century technique of wet plate collodion photography to examine concepts of Indigenous identity and connection to family and place. Past exhibition After the Revolution: Modern Mexican Prints Featuring rarely seen work from HoMA’s collection, After the Revolution focuses on some of the most significant figures of Mexican Modernism, the so-called Tres Grandes (Three Greats): Diego Rivera (1886–1957), José Clemente Orozco (1883–1949), and David Alfaro Siqueiros (1898–1974). Together, they helped define post-revolution Mexican identity. Past exhibition Go Tigers In a nod to the exhibition Home of the Tigers: McKinley High and Modern Art, HoMA presents an artistic celebration of the tiger. Past exhibition Next We have received your application. We will contact you when tickets become available. Something went wrong. Please call to be put on the waiting list. Added: To wishlist